Rufus' POV:

All of a sudden, all the color drained from Sylvia's face and her lips quivered as she pushed me away.

Startled, I sobered up completely. I hugged her from behind and murmured, "What's the matter, honey?"

To my surprise, Sylvia burst into tears.

I was so anxious that I tried to turn her around to look at her in the eyes, but she refused.

"You're scaring me, Sylvia. What's wrong?" I tried harder to turn her around, only to find that tears were streaming down her cheeks and her eyes were full of despair.

there?" Sylvia asked, choked with sobs. She

tried to wipe her tears away despite the anxiety gnawing

shook her head and

that she was too rattled to speak, I tried comforting her with kisses. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the

down. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and

looked into her eyes worriedly. "What happened? Tell me,

averted her gaze. I could

me, doesn't it?" Otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten

Hearing this, Sylvia stiffened.

her into my arms and sighed. It seemed I had guessed

didn't think too much about that at the time. I just thought that she was not feeling well. But today, the same thing

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